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2020 CRE Outlook: Trends Expected to Shape Commercial Real Estate Lending

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Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects 9% growth in CRE originations in 2020.

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FDIC Proposed Rule and Information Requests Target False Advertising, Use and Misuse of FDIC Name and Logo

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) and request for information (RFI) addressing “False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo”.

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Financial Institution Regulators Address Financial Inclusion, Expansion of Access to Credit, and Further Consumer Protection from Discrimination

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federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial inequality issues, reach out to traditionally underserved populations to expand access to credit, and further protect consumers from discrimination. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

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CARES Act includes provisions affecting financial institutions and their regulation: some key provisions

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions. Section 4008 – Debt Guaranty Authority.

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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

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Obviously, protecting financial institutions against the impact to capital and earnings of rising interest rates has been the particular focus of regulators for more than a decade. FDIC FIL-46-2013 October 8, 2013. Over the last six years, that rate has risen less than 175 basis points to 1.83% (as of October 2019). Learn More.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

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In 2019, California enacted AB-539, the Fair Access to Credit Act (FACA), which, effective January 1, 2020, limits the interest rate that can be charged on loans of $2,500 to $10,000 by lenders licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL) to 36% plus the federal funds rate. A number of states have challenged these regulations.

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Could COVID-19 Cause A Banking And Commercial Real Estate Crisis?

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Adding to the problem, the Post reported, is the fact that the looming threat of bankruptcies and defaults has already caused banks to tighten lending. Bank regulators and overseers have been tracking the problem since the outbreak’s onset. What he and other concerned parties are looking at are the growing reserves that U.S.